7.12.2011

GO VIRAL ON/OVER THE INTERNET = VIRAR FEBRE NA INTERNET

"In the very likely case that you're on the Internet right now, you already know what a "meme" is. But you may not realize that the concept -- a meaningless phrase, image or joke getting repeated endlessly for no reason at all -- predates the Internet generation by a long shot."
Meme = A unit of cultural information, such as a cultural practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another (a replicator).
       "Last week, this really crappy pop song by a teenager with rich parents went viral. It was called “Friday” and ..."
       "The clip went viral over the summer".
       "The near-constant playing of the buzz-sounding vuvuzela instrument during games of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa led to numerous vuvuzela-based memes, including YouTube temporarily adding a vuvuzela effect that could be added to any video during the World Cup."
       "One of the most hated and loved Internet memes of recent memory is Boxxy, who posted a video of herself back January 2009 that went viral..."
       "Insane Foreign Memes That Put Lolcats To Shame"
Gente! There is a whole world out there! We have to keep up with it!